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host: we are talking with a reporter in cairo. in terms of the support president assad has been getting, russia is a serious allied. some are calling this a failure of u.s. and western diplomacy. this was a watered-down version and then failed to get the support of those members of the u.n. security council. >> the watered-down resolution, the attempt to find a common language, a common ground, i think really did paper over a more fundamental split in the security council. russia would like him tuesday, the u.s. and the other members want him to go. part of us but cannot be resolved. host: if you want to get into syria, what is it like for you to get into the country and then to file a story and see what happens? >> that the government has been giving ltd. fees is to journalists, 10 days mostly. other journalists have been going in illegally with the opposition fighters and smugglers from lebanon, from turkey. that is of this a dangerous covering at it out of damascus. it is limited. host: thank you so much for joining us from cai
host: we are talking with a reporter in cairo. in terms of the support president assad has been getting, russia is a serious allied. some are calling this a failure of u.s. and western diplomacy. this was a watered-down version and then failed to get the support of those members of the u.n. security council. >> the watered-down resolution, the attempt to find a common language, a common ground, i think really did paper over a more fundamental split in the security council. russia would...
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and we want to get a perspective from inside cairo. joining us on the phone is leila fadel the the washington bureau chief, the cairo bureau chief for "the washington post." thank you for being with us. guest: thank you for having me. host: i want to begin on something that was quoted in your newspaper yesterday. the carnegie endowment of peace essentially said regardless of who wins the elections in egypt, neither is good news for the u.s. do you agree or disagree with that sentiment? can you elaborate on what's going on on the ground? guest: i think a lot of people here feel that this has become the worst case scenario for egypt and the most polarizing options have come to the forefront. islamist candidate, much more conservative than others and what people see as really a parcel of the mubarak regime when they see ahmed shafiq who is a close aide to him. when she says that, she's talking about how polarizing the runoff can be as people try to choose between two options that more than 50% of voters actually did not choose on election
and we want to get a perspective from inside cairo. joining us on the phone is leila fadel the the washington bureau chief, the cairo bureau chief for "the washington post." thank you for being with us. guest: thank you for having me. host: i want to begin on something that was quoted in your newspaper yesterday. the carnegie endowment of peace essentially said regardless of who wins the elections in egypt, neither is good news for the u.s. do you agree or disagree with that...
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embassy in cairo. a u.s. official said they spoke last night in new york about the importance of ensuring the security of u.s. diplomatic offices. mohamed morsi stressed that embassy security was egypt's duty. all going senator olympia snowe of maine is planning to write a book about her time in politics. the republican senator cited washington's partisan atmosphere as the reason she is stepping down this year. she has a deal now for a publication due out in the spring. the book is a memoir and call to action. turning to wall street, stock futures are up ahead of a pair of reports expected show consumers are more optimistic about the economy and housing market on the mend. the conference board posts its monthly consumer confidence index. economists are looking for better numbers for august and september. ahead of the opening bell, delaware futures are up about 30 points. those are some of the latest headlines. [video clip] >> we underestimated how much we forget of our own ideas and the things we read. we are
embassy in cairo. a u.s. official said they spoke last night in new york about the importance of ensuring the security of u.s. diplomatic offices. mohamed morsi stressed that embassy security was egypt's duty. all going senator olympia snowe of maine is planning to write a book about her time in politics. the republican senator cited washington's partisan atmosphere as the reason she is stepping down this year. she has a deal now for a publication due out in the spring. the book is a memoir and...
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talks in cairo, continue in cairo. let us hear from on next call, terry in maryland, on our line for republicans. caller: america has no real influence in the middle east. i say that because we have been trying to negotiate this cents ronald reagan. and if we had any influence with the arab-speaking population, we basically would have succeeded by now. the reality is, for half of the countries, we are nothing more than ana tm, and the other half, -- we are nothing more nothingan atm and for the others we are nothing more than an antagonist. it is not something we discuss in the news. therefore, all it is is people attacking israel. it is not i believe what the underlying theme is for the muslim population. and that is to regain glory of the old muslim empire. host: any sense that the united states involvement over the decades, any sense that the united states had a positive impact and things could have been worst? caller: no. of all of the countries there, with the exception of jordan, no country really allows us to in
talks in cairo, continue in cairo. let us hear from on next call, terry in maryland, on our line for republicans. caller: america has no real influence in the middle east. i say that because we have been trying to negotiate this cents ronald reagan. and if we had any influence with the arab-speaking population, we basically would have succeeded by now. the reality is, for half of the countries, we are nothing more than ana tm, and the other half, -- we are nothing more nothingan atm and for the...
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does not believe that the man arrested in cairo was a senior al-qaeda leader. an update on a story your -- we told about earlier. from charleston, massachusetts -- guest: many of the banks -- some of the banks are doing that voluntarily to ease the back lieu -- back load that they have. the monetary policy we have is to lower the interest rates so more can refinance. many people are refinancing as just a way to save money, even those who are in loans that are not subprime loans. i know many of my constituents have refinanced just because they can save money by refinancing. it is a tool to use in this economically challenging time. host: a republican from idaho. caller: good morning. from the time this all started, everyone has pointed the blame at the banks and wall street and have yet to identify the real- estate industry as the culprit for inflating the prices. and then, of course, all of those mortgages were bundled and sold overseas. so, historically, real estate should not increase by more than 1.5% to 2%, but when you have artificial inflation -- and hist
does not believe that the man arrested in cairo was a senior al-qaeda leader. an update on a story your -- we told about earlier. from charleston, massachusetts -- guest: many of the banks -- some of the banks are doing that voluntarily to ease the back lieu -- back load that they have. the monetary policy we have is to lower the interest rates so more can refinance. many people are refinancing as just a way to save money, even those who are in loans that are not subprime loans. i know many of...
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that attack on the embassy in cairo was very much premeditated, ogahma later used a video to drum up support for the protests. that protest was very much premeditated. host: the lead story in this morning's "new york times", egypt leader spells out terms for u.s.-arab ties on the eve of his first trip to the united states as egypt's new islamist president, muhammad morsi says the united states needs to fundamentally change its approach to the arab world showing greater respect for its value and helping build a palestinian state if it hoped to overcome decades of pent-up earning. so first two questions: one, if the president meets with morsi, is this going to -- will this do anything to tamper down the antiamerican feelings in egypt or is this going to make the radical islamists even more angry? and what seriously can the united states do in this situation to try and i guess establish or help put the morsi administration on solid foot tp-g that's what they want to do? guest: i don't think that president obama meeting with morsi did will much to tamper down antiamerican sentiment in eg
that attack on the embassy in cairo was very much premeditated, ogahma later used a video to drum up support for the protests. that protest was very much premeditated. host: the lead story in this morning's "new york times", egypt leader spells out terms for u.s.-arab ties on the eve of his first trip to the united states as egypt's new islamist president, muhammad morsi says the united states needs to fundamentally change its approach to the arab world showing greater respect for its...
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bloggers and on-line activists were known in person, real names, a real experience in activism treat in cairo, there were thousands of international journalists on the ground observing things with tv cameras. syria has been more difficult to get accurate information out. people have gone to the heroic efforts to try to verify the news and information. this is not a case where people are blindly accepted whatever activists are pushing out. people are going to great lengths to try to verify information, confirmed casualties and locations and timing of events. it has been extraordinarily difficult with the absence of journalists on the grounds. host: patrick is on the line, a democrat. caller: my friend is a consul general with the nation involved in the crisis across the arab spring. when she came back to the united states, she went to the u.s. state department where the various councils are. she was overwhelmed by the fact that she went from office to office, almost a virtually all of the offices were occupied by israelis. the outraged the american people should have is that civilian people ar
bloggers and on-line activists were known in person, real names, a real experience in activism treat in cairo, there were thousands of international journalists on the ground observing things with tv cameras. syria has been more difficult to get accurate information out. people have gone to the heroic efforts to try to verify the news and information. this is not a case where people are blindly accepted whatever activists are pushing out. people are going to great lengths to try to verify...
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agenda for defense secretary leon panetta as he gets ready to meet with israeli leaders after meeting in cairo yesterday with the new egyptian president. the fbi has a new computer system to track cases. the system is abandoning paper- based case management. the new system was originally expected to cost $425 million and be completed by december, 2009, and it ended up costing $451 million and was two and a half years late. the system went on line july 1. those are the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> we have to be very clear about the very many ways that we own ourselves and our history, and we make decisions in our history that are phenomenal, and beneficial. >> the former president of bennett college writes about african-american history, and your questions for the author of "surviving and thriving -- 365 fact in african-american history." live, noon eastern on booktv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: judy waxman, good morning to you new rules go into effect today from the affordable care act. what do they mean? guest: it is a wonderful step forward for all women in this country,
agenda for defense secretary leon panetta as he gets ready to meet with israeli leaders after meeting in cairo yesterday with the new egyptian president. the fbi has a new computer system to track cases. the system is abandoning paper- based case management. the new system was originally expected to cost $425 million and be completed by december, 2009, and it ended up costing $451 million and was two and a half years late. the system went on line july 1. those are the latest headlines on c-span...
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in cairo? the egyptian government did not have enough security to run the embassy, which is why the crowd went over the wall. it was the libyans who led us down in been gauzy, when ambassador stevens was killed. it is not appropriate to somehow blame the state department or the white house for this. obviously, we have to do everything we can to protect our people. president obama got on the phone with the president of egypt and basically said -- you have got to do a better job -- this is my paraphrasing based on what i have read -- but basically, you have got to do a better job. this is a time for americans to band together. we are depending on those diplomats to represent us. host: eric, on the line for democrats. hello. caller: thank you for taking my call. first of all, the gop always says that there is a liberal media, but that cannot be further from the truth, because all media is corporate owned. when you are a tv person, all you are doing is what your boss told you to do. corporations ar
in cairo? the egyptian government did not have enough security to run the embassy, which is why the crowd went over the wall. it was the libyans who led us down in been gauzy, when ambassador stevens was killed. it is not appropriate to somehow blame the state department or the white house for this. obviously, we have to do everything we can to protect our people. president obama got on the phone with the president of egypt and basically said -- you have got to do a better job -- this is my...
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host: a story out of cairo there. we will take a brief break and then begin our conversation with a couple of members of the u.s. house. first we will talk with congressman henry cuellar. we will most talked a lot u.s. /mexican relations. at about 8:30 eastern time it will be scott garrett. he is the vice chairman of the committee, he is a republican. we will be right back. >> if you cannot even disagree on the law without taking it personally and a without hating the person on the other side, you need to find another job. >> the supreme court justice, scalia, reflects on 25 years on the bench and interpreting legal documents. in his latest, "reading law," sunday at 8:00. >> this weekend on american history tv. >> what exactly is the nature of the clash between macarthur and truman? is this a clash over policy? is this a problem of personalities? >> from lectures in history, truman and a macarthur. on the relationship that led a president to lead a general at the height of the korean war. and on sunday, more from "the
host: a story out of cairo there. we will take a brief break and then begin our conversation with a couple of members of the u.s. house. first we will talk with congressman henry cuellar. we will most talked a lot u.s. /mexican relations. at about 8:30 eastern time it will be scott garrett. he is the vice chairman of the committee, he is a republican. we will be right back. >> if you cannot even disagree on the law without taking it personally and a without hating the person on the other...
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what obama has tried to do and in his famous speech in cairo is that he wants to deal with these countries and talk to the electorate. now we have an entirely different landscape, but in egypt, libya, and tunisia. relationship with these countries, these are countries with democratic governments. some of them have chosen paths that are a little more moderate, some leaning a little bit more to the fundamentalist side, but they're still fundamentally democratic and that will be a big challenge for the obama administration. host: its next for egypt? -- what is next for egypt? ?uest: in terms of ta host: the obama administration. guest: they still need to establish some of the legitimate government there. after the incredibly uplifting movements in it to rear square, it has devolved into a long protracted -- tahrir square, it has devloved. there is still no clear internal structure. it is enforcing the new governing structure and egypt has not really begun to speak out. this is a populous and important nation. there really have not since, since mubarak left office. the administration is workin
what obama has tried to do and in his famous speech in cairo is that he wants to deal with these countries and talk to the electorate. now we have an entirely different landscape, but in egypt, libya, and tunisia. relationship with these countries, these are countries with democratic governments. some of them have chosen paths that are a little more moderate, some leaning a little bit more to the fundamentalist side, but they're still fundamentally democratic and that will be a big challenge...
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think of the good work president obama has done, i read yesterday about al qaeda arrested, stopped in cairo, egypt. besides osama bin laden, other members of al qaeda have been eliminated and our country is safer. the dow went over 13,000. another indicator of economic burgeoning economy that is getting out of the bush recession. so i want to say that i'm proud to support president obama, his jobs plan, his efforts to maintain the automobile industry that's strong in america and to support him in libya and root out can -- qaddafi and al qaeda. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to the order of the house of february 9, 2012, i call up house resolution 562 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 562, resolution directing the office of the historian to compile oral histories from current and former members of the house of representatives involved in the hist
think of the good work president obama has done, i read yesterday about al qaeda arrested, stopped in cairo, egypt. besides osama bin laden, other members of al qaeda have been eliminated and our country is safer. the dow went over 13,000. another indicator of economic burgeoning economy that is getting out of the bush recession. so i want to say that i'm proud to support president obama, his jobs plan, his efforts to maintain the automobile industry that's strong in america and to support him...
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the general says the visit is a long planned and not specifically designed to press cairo to drop the charges against the non-profit workers, including the transportation secretary. if the dispute is not resolved by the time he visits, the subject will likely come up in the talks. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> my friends, they knew america where freedom is made for all without regards to race or economic conditions. [applause] i need a new america with the ancient idea that men can solve their differences by killing each other. [applause] >> as presley -- as candidates run for president this year, we look at people who ran and lost. they had a lasting impact on politics. >> the politics of the radical liberal left offer one solution to the problems which confront us. they tell us again and again, we should spend our way out of troubles and spend our way into a better tomorrow. >> c-span.org/thecontenders. washington journal continues. host: every wednesday in our last hour on "washington journal" we look at a peace. this is about prison gulf states and nuc
the general says the visit is a long planned and not specifically designed to press cairo to drop the charges against the non-profit workers, including the transportation secretary. if the dispute is not resolved by the time he visits, the subject will likely come up in the talks. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> my friends, they knew america where freedom is made for all without regards to race or economic conditions. [applause] i need a new america with the...
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the president is back at work in the presidential palace in cairo. he returned a day after he left through a back gate. about 300 opposition supporters remain camped out in front of the main gate. the muslim brotherhood has called for a counter rally today. an update on the strike in the ports of los angeles. a tentative agreement to avoid the strike has been reached. clerical workers are expected to be back on the job this morning. the strike has kept shoppers from delivering billions of dollars of cargo as longshoremen refused to cross picket lines. negotiations continue in washington on the so-called fiscal cliff. president obama plans to enter questions from business members. the group has been urging action to prevent huge automatic tax increases in january. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> we have not coordinated care. all these services have so many cracks that the cracks are as harmful as the diseases that we're treating. you have to step back and ask, are we hurting people overall? what are we doing? no
the president is back at work in the presidential palace in cairo. he returned a day after he left through a back gate. about 300 opposition supporters remain camped out in front of the main gate. the muslim brotherhood has called for a counter rally today. an update on the strike in the ports of los angeles. a tentative agreement to avoid the strike has been reached. clerical workers are expected to be back on the job this morning. the strike has kept shoppers from delivering billions of...
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guest: i was in cairo a little less than two weeks ago and egyptians are talking about the elections this ways they have never done before. they openly talk about politics and who they are going to vote for. that's a healthy development. so now egyptians think there's something at stake and they can make decision in but the result i think are going to represent a problem not just before eegyptians. two -- one who is a holdover from the mubarak era. those pushing for a more secular kind of figure, i think they are going to be very disappointed and will feel even disenfranchised as a result of these elections. host: as we look at the worst countries in human rights. guest: this won't surprise you. it's north korea and iran and china and they also site ooze beck stan and eck doirl new guinea. syria in the gross human rights eye abuses under the assaad regime. but even places like belarus and chad and cuba. so there's major problems around the world. but my organization also produces a report that assesses the state of freedom in the world. the countries green are according to our requir
guest: i was in cairo a little less than two weeks ago and egyptians are talking about the elections this ways they have never done before. they openly talk about politics and who they are going to vote for. that's a healthy development. so now egyptians think there's something at stake and they can make decision in but the result i think are going to represent a problem not just before eegyptians. two -- one who is a holdover from the mubarak era. those pushing for a more secular kind of...
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caller: i would refer viewers to president obama's speech in cairo, june 9, 2009, when i think he kind of outlines that he wants to lessen america's influence in the world. we don't have the right, at that time, he said, to import democracy, not the right to stop the nation from becoming a nuclear power. this is very different from his 2009 speech. two examples. our missile defense, which is so crucial -- we spend years getting poland and the czech republic to help with this and in one fell swoop, president obama abandon that program. then we saw when we disengage from iraq. know what kind of diplomats to negotiate, but they would not even give immunity to our troops, that is ridiculous. i think he should -- we should at least have had a base or something left in iraq. i think this election is an election of destiny. we can revitalize our country like we did in 1980, but it has the be a huge republican victory across the board. host: are you still with us? let me read you just one tweet, from john mcconnell -- what is your reaction to that? caller: definitely, he is going to care about
caller: i would refer viewers to president obama's speech in cairo, june 9, 2009, when i think he kind of outlines that he wants to lessen america's influence in the world. we don't have the right, at that time, he said, to import democracy, not the right to stop the nation from becoming a nuclear power. this is very different from his 2009 speech. two examples. our missile defense, which is so crucial -- we spend years getting poland and the czech republic to help with this and in one fell...
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is it possible the cia got it correct, because this uprising began 30 minutes after cairo. is a possible they got it right that it was just an uprising? guest: i think it is possible. we may never know for some time. this was set opportunistic attacked. the cell was happening in the middle east and decided to use it to attack a very small outpost in benghazi, was less well defended than a full- fledged embassy would have been. the tragedy is the u.s. ambassador was there a was one of the four americans killed in the attack. host: a last question from julie about drones. the cia is seeking more drones. hot topic? guest: i don't expect it will get mentioned tonight. the drone campaign has been successful in limiting the around the world. the united states can do this without asking permission for the countries where the terrorists reside. this is a case where obama has looked tough. to portrayrategy is obama as a weakling. this is an area where criticism is coming from the left and human rights groups. i don't think romney is seeking either of those constituencies. host: jona
is it possible the cia got it correct, because this uprising began 30 minutes after cairo. is a possible they got it right that it was just an uprising? guest: i think it is possible. we may never know for some time. this was set opportunistic attacked. the cell was happening in the middle east and decided to use it to attack a very small outpost in benghazi, was less well defended than a full- fledged embassy would have been. the tragedy is the u.s. ambassador was there a was one of the four...
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in recent days, general dempsey traveled to cairo to engage the supreme council of the armed forces of egypt on the very troubling decision by the egyptians to charge 19 americans and dozens of other individuals for operating programs in support of an egyptian civil society. the committee is eager to learn the findings of general dempsey's visit. a decision by the egyptians, if unresolved, will negatively affect funding decisions that congress makes in the coming months. relative to syria, the regime of president assad is waging war on the people of syria. despite the condemnation of the arab league and almost all nations, china and russia are preventing the u.n. security council from taking any effective action. if the situation is left as it is, there is also a significant threat that surrounding countries could be severely impacted. our witnesses will hopefully discuss options that we have to help end the slaughter, as limited as those options might be. on cyber security, defense strategic guidance notes that both state and non-state actors both the capability and intent to conduct
in recent days, general dempsey traveled to cairo to engage the supreme council of the armed forces of egypt on the very troubling decision by the egyptians to charge 19 americans and dozens of other individuals for operating programs in support of an egyptian civil society. the committee is eager to learn the findings of general dempsey's visit. a decision by the egyptians, if unresolved, will negatively affect funding decisions that congress makes in the coming months. relative to syria, the...
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he gave a huge speech to the muslim world in cairo, the huge speech on nuclear power in prague. you could call that an apology, because he was essentially disemboweling the bush should administration's foreign policy, or you could say he was tried to fix it. it is a rhetorical debate that has no real policy or substantive value. i do not think he is an apologist for america, but on the other hand he feels bad about the fact that we attacked iraq. that is a wash. are we more effective now? that is debatable. the plan to fix the relationship with the moslem world, it did not really worked out. the muslim countries were excited for the most part, but then felt he did not follow through. if those countries are not much better. the same thing in europe. they are disenchanted with the obama administration for a number of reasons. it is a mixed it is a mixed bag. america's standing in some ways is better. his position is based on the the position america will not be able to do what it has done so we might as well buy into a multilateral organizations. that strategy is something some di
he gave a huge speech to the muslim world in cairo, the huge speech on nuclear power in prague. you could call that an apology, because he was essentially disemboweling the bush should administration's foreign policy, or you could say he was tried to fix it. it is a rhetorical debate that has no real policy or substantive value. i do not think he is an apologist for america, but on the other hand he feels bad about the fact that we attacked iraq. that is a wash. are we more effective now? that...
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editor in chief of syria today, and graduate of washington and jefferson college and yearn university in cairo. linda is on the phone, good morning, thank you for waiting. caller: good morning. guest: good morning. host: good morning linda. caller: i have a comment and then a question. my comment is when bush 43 was president, nancy pelosi went over to syria against the president's wishes, again the state department wishes. and mrs. pelosi met with bashar assad, and headlines across the world stated that mrs. pelosi had said that the road to peace is through damascus. guest: right. caller: when this first started over a year ago, my question is, could not mrs. pelosi have gone as an envoy, and led a peace mission to syria? guest: it's funny you mention that, it brings back memories i was actually there that day in damascus when she was visiting. what she was needing concerning peace was the policy -- and this is very popular, it has been for decades, an especially in democratic party circles -- of basing u.s. policy and large parts of it on the peace process, and here we were talking about fac
editor in chief of syria today, and graduate of washington and jefferson college and yearn university in cairo. linda is on the phone, good morning, thank you for waiting. caller: good morning. guest: good morning. host: good morning linda. caller: i have a comment and then a question. my comment is when bush 43 was president, nancy pelosi went over to syria against the president's wishes, again the state department wishes. and mrs. pelosi met with bashar assad, and headlines across the world...